Feature: Iconic Byo library crumbles as MPs feast on public funds

AN iconic public library in Zimbabwe’s second city faces collapse after years of structural deterioration amid poor funding for the country’s public sector.

The Bulawayo Public Library is a city landmark built more than a century ago. It is home to thousands of books that have nurtured some of the city’s luminaries, but years of under-funding have meant the maintenance of the building has all but been neglected.

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